Car-fender.



N0. 650,49l. Patented May 29, I900. E. SHERWOOD.

CAR FENDER.

(Application filed Sept. 15, 1899.) BL) 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented May29, I900.

No. 650,49l.

E. SHERWOOD.

CAR FENDER.

(Applicatibn filed Sept. 15, 1899.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

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CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION'formingpart of Letters Patent No. 650,491, dated May 29,1900. 7

Application filed September 15,- 1899. Serial No. 730,567. (No model.)

To :LZL 2071,0771 it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL SHERWOOD, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, (Brooklyn,) in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Car-Fender, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to car-fenders; and the principal object in viewis to produce a simple and economically-eonstructed fender which at thesame time is thoroughly practical and effective and reliable inoperation and which will meet the requirements and con ditions incidentto rapid transit.

One object of the invention is to construct the fender in such mannerthat it may be instantly detached from one end of a car and applied tothe other end thereof or detached from one car and applied to adifferent car.

It is also the object of the invention to provide a fender which isapplicable to cars of difierent heights and different widths, thisadaptability being accomplished by means of a novel form of hanger andfulcrum, the nature of which will be hereinafter fully disclosed. Thehanger is also of such construction that while normally projecting infront of the dashboard said projecting portion may, when not in use, befolded beneath the platform, so as to be out of the way and notinterfere with the coupling of cars together.

The invention also contemplates a novel form of hinge-joint between thehorizontal and back frames of the fender, and also relates to a novelconstruction of fender-frame by means of which a light andthoroughlybraced frame is produced.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in connection with thefender, an operating-frame for setting and dropping the fender, whichmay be accomplished by the motorman without leaving his position on theplatform.

A further object of the invention is to combine with the operating-framea trip-frame, the connection between said frames being such that thetrip frame may be folded against the dash or front of the car when thefender is folded or detached, so as not to interfere with the couplingtogether of cars.

The above and other objects and advantages of the invention will appearmore fully in the course of the ensuing description.

The invention consists in a car-fender embodying certain novel featuresand details of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the drawings, and incorporated in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of acar-fender constructed in' accordance with this invention and shownapplied to a car, the fender being set or shown'in its elevatedposition. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same, showing thefender dropped or in its operative position. Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of the hanger and hanger-bar. Fig. 4 is a plan view ofthe fender-frame. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 6 is adetail section through the hinged joint between the horizontal and backframes of the fender, showing the manner of pivotally connecting saidframes. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the operating-frame, showing aroller extendjing entirely across the same. Fig. 8 is a perspective viewof the fender-frame, showing also the operating-frame in engagementtherewith and provided with independent rollers for the tailpieces orrearwardly-extending arms of the fender-frame.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

The fender comprises a horizontal frame 1 and a back frame 2, which arepivotally connected at 3. The horizontalframe consists of side bars 4,connected by an integral front bar 5, the side and front bars beingbraced by means of diagonal braces 6 and connected by a cross-bar 7,which is riveted or otherwise connected to the front bar 5, and thediagonal braces 6 are connected by an interposed brace 8, which extendsparallel to the front bar 5 and which has its end portions bentobliquely, as shown at 9, and riveted or otherwise secured to thediagonal braces 6,

thus forming a light, strong, and efficient horizontal frame, which isadapted to support the object picked up by the fender. The

back frame 2 comprises pendent side bars 10, connected at their upperends by anintegral horizontal bar 11, said bars being mu- IOO thereon ofthe hanger-bar 28.

tually braced by means of diagonal braces 12. The side bars 10 areconnected intermediate their upper and lower ends by a horizontal crossbar 13, and bolted or otherwise secured to the under side of the bar 13are L-shaped irons 14, which are of semicylindrical cross-sectionalshape or half-round, the horizontal portions 15 of these irons formingthe fulcrum upon which the fender may rock when being adjusted to itsoperative or inoperative positions. The vertical portions of the irons15 are bolted or otherwise secured to the side arms 10 of the back frame2, so as to leave an intervening space between said parts for thereception of the tongue 16 of a pair of hinged plates 17, securedrigidly to the side bars 4 of the horizontal frame, as shown at 18. Eachof the hinged plates 17 is provided with a vertical shoulder 19, whichabuts against the forward end of the rearwardly-extending frame ortailpiece 20, secured rigidly to the back frame at the lower extremitiesof the side arms 10 thereof. The tongue 16 is provided with an obliqueforward edge or face 21, which strikes against a correspondingly-inclined face 22 on the lower end of one of the downbent extremities 23of the cross-bar 13, above referred to. The shoulders 19 and 21cooperate with the abutting shoulders referred to in such manner as tohold the horizontal frame at substantially a right'angle to the backframe when lowered, at the same time permitting said horizontal frame tobe folded upward in parallel relation to the back frame when it isdesired to fold the fender out of the way. The tailpiece orrearwardly-extending frame comprises rearwardly converging bars 24,united at 25 and braced at intermediate points by a cross-bar 26, thetailpiece being further braced by means of oblique andrearwardly-declining bars 27, attached at their rear ends to the parts24 and at their forward ends to the side bars 10 of the back frame,adjacent to the point of connection of the bar 13 therewith, as shown inFig. 8.

The fender hereinabove described is fulcrnmed and supported upon a pairof hangerbars 28, adj ustably mounted upon hangers 29, bolted orotherwise secured to the bottom of the car or to the sills thereof. Thehanger 29 is preferably composed of a strip of wroughtiron, the centralhorizontal portion of which is bolted to the car, as shown in Fig. 2.terminal portions 30 are bent at right angles to the central portion andextend in parallel relation to each other. They are also given aquarter-twist, as shown at 31, and are provided with a longitudinalseries of openings 32, provided for the adjustment up and down Thehangerbar comprises an intermediate section 33, the terminal portions 34and 35 of which are connected at 36 to the intermediate section, so thatthey may be folded inward toward each other against the intermediatesection. As one or the other of the terminal portions nor- The I '2esonei mally extends beyond the front of the car when the fender issupported thereon, it will be seen that by hinging the said terminalportions they may be folded inward beneath the platform when not in use,so as not to interfere with the coupling of cars. The terminal portion34 is preferably straight, as shown in Fig. 3, and provided in its endwith a slot 37, terminating in an enlarged inner end forming a bearing38 for the fulcrum 15 of the fender, which fulcrum may be removablyinserted therein. The section 34 is also provided with a pivotedretaining-hook 39, which partially embraces the fulcrum 15 and bar 13 ofthe fender for preventing accidental displacement of the fender. Theother terminal section 35 is provided with a rightangular extension orarm 40, having a series of bearing-openings 41 to receive the fulcrum ofthe fender, said openings being arranged in vertical alinement, so as toadmit of the adjustment up and down of the fender in attaching the sameto cars of difierent heights. The entrances to the bearing-openings 41are closed by means of a headed rod 42, which is passed through alinedopenings in a series of lugs 43, extending laterally from the arm 40, asshown in Fig. 3. The intermediate section 33 is provided at pointsequidistant from its center with longitudinal slots 44 to re .ceivebolts or other fasteners 45, which are detachable, to provide for theup-and-down adjustment of the hanger-bar on the hanger and also toprovide for adjusting the hangerbar to an inclined position or with itsfront end higher or lower than its rear end, as this may becomenecessary in some cases in order to obtain the proper elevation for thefulcrum of the fender. Between the slots 44 the hangcnbar is providedwith a disk-shaped portion 46, having a plurality of diametrical 'rowsof openings 47 to receive one of the pivots of the operating-framehereinafter described, thereby enabling the pivotal point of theoperating-frame to be adjusted up and down or forward and backward, asmay be necessary, in adapting the fender to any particular car. It willbe understood that only .one of the terminal portions of the bar may beused at a time, and that as it is detachably connected with the hangerit may be taken off and turned end for end,so as to bring the otherterminal port-ion forward. Not only this, but the angular extension orarm may be dis-' posed either above or below the plane of theintermediate section of the hanger-arm,thereby providing a greatlatitude of adjustment for the fulcrum of the fender in an up'anddowndirection.

The operating-frame, which is shown in detail in Fig. 7, comprises sideportions or arms 48, connected by a horizontal bar 49, having secured toits upper face a half-round rod or bar 50, which cooperates with andbears against the lower surface of the tailpiece or rearwardly-extending frame 24 of the fender. The side portions 48 are connected above therod 50'by a shaft 51,'arou'nd which is placed an antifriction-roller 52,which extends the entire distance between the parts 48 and whichoperates against the upper side of the tailpiece or rearwardly-extendingframe 24. The upper extremities of the arm 48 are pivotally connected tothe hanger-bar by means of boltsor other suitable-fasteners 53, whichmay enter in any of the holes 47 of the hangerbar. lVhen theoperating-frame is rocked forward, as shown in Fig. 1, the roller 52bears downward upon the tailpiece, rocking the fender on its fulcrum andelevating the front end of the horizontal frame of the fender, therebysetting the fender; When the operating-frame is vibrated rearwardly, therod 50 operates against the under side of the tailpiece, lifting thelatter and depressing the front end of the fender in a manner that willbe readily understood. The operating-frame is vibrated by means of ahand-lever 54, which is of sectional construction and connected with theoperating-frame by. means of a link 55, attached to its lower end, asshown in Fig. 2. The lower section 56 of the lever is fulcrumed on thecar-platform at 57, and is provided at its upper end witha socket-piece58, comprising two openings, 59, disposed obliquely with relation toeach other, and into either one of which the removable portion 60 of thelever may be inserted." The section 60 of the lever is when the fenderis in operative position inserted in the rear opening 59.

' When, however, the fender is folded and not in use, the lever-section60 is detached from the rear socket and placed in the forward one, andwhen in this position it will bear against the dashboard of the car andprevent vibration of the operating-frame.

Instead of constructing the operating-frame in the manner shown in Fig.7 and above described it may be constructed as shown in Fig. 8, in whichthe connecting-bar 4:9 is arranged at the upper end of the side arms, asindicated at 61, the side arms 62 being extended downward and bent'backin parallel relation to themselves, as shown at 03, and finally boltedat their extremities (it to the bar 61. The side arms 62 are thusconstructed in the form of loops and are-intended to embrace a pair oftailpieces or rearwardly-extending arms 65, rigid with the fender-frame.The lower portions of the side arms 62 are deflected obliquely andextended slightly forward, and between the parallel portions of each ofthe side arms is mounted a roller 66, which travels in contact with theupper edge of itsrespective tailpiece 65, the roller 66 performing thesame function as the roller 52, (shown in Fig. 7,) and the connectingportion (37 at the lower end of each side arm perform ing the functionof the rod or bar 50 above described. Under either construction shown inFigs. 7 and 8 the tail piece or pieces may be slid in a forwarddirection out of engagement with the operating-frame for disconnectingthe fender from the car after removing' the fulcrum-irons 15 from thebearingopenings 38 of the hanger-bar.

In order to actuate the operating-frame for automatically tripping anddropping the fender, I employ a trip-frame, comprising side arms 68,connected at their forward ends by a front bar 69, which lies in advanceof the front edge of the fender when set,- so as to come in contact withan object and drop the fender, so as to successfully pick up the object.The side arms 68 of the trip-frame are pivotally connected at their rearends, as shown at 70, to rigid arms 71, connected to theside portions 48or 62 of the operatingframe. The side arms 68 are further pro+ videdwith inwardly-extending clips or rests 72, which bear and slide on theside bars 4 of the horizontal frame 1 of the fender, thereby preventingthe tripping-frame from dropping below the horizontal frame of thefender and maintaining the two frames in proper relative positions atall times. The engagement between said frames is also of such a natureas to permit the tripping-frame to be independently folded upwardagainst the dash, where it maybe retained by means of a hook or keeper73 on the dashboard. The fender may be folded by means of a chain orflexible connection 74, attached at one end to the forward bar of thefender-frame and connected either to the upper bar 11 of the back frameor to a hook 75 on the dashboard. The motorman may thus fold the fenderwithout leaving his position on the platform, and the fender when foldedmay be retained in such position by means of a hook 76 on the dash-vboard, which hook is capable of being engaged over the front bar 5 ofthe fender in a manner that will be readily understood.

A net 77, of meshed wire or any suitable material, is connected at itsforward edge to the front bar 5 of the fender and at its rear edge tothe upper bar 11 thereof, being freely suspended between said bars, asshown in Figsl and 2, so that there is nothing to interfere with thefolding of the fender, and when folded the net 77 may be lifted andplaced above the coupling devices. A spiral shoe orbufier 7S surroundsthe front bar 5 of the fender and a similar buffer 79 is disposed aroundthe upper bar 11 thereof. In this way the fender is cushioned as far aspracticable in order to prevent injury to a person caught by the fender.

WVhile I have entered into a detailed description of the fender in orderthat all features and details of this construction may be thoroughlyunderstood, it will be appreciated that the fender is of very simple,practical, and economical construction. All the parts removable from thecar by simply detaching the fulcrum-irons 15 from the projecting ends ofthe hanger-bars, the tailpiece or rearwardly-extending frame of thefender sliding readily from between the bar 50 and roller 52 or thecorresponding parts 67 and 66 of the operating-frame shown in Fig. 8. Inthis way the fender may be detached from one end of a car-and quicklyapplied to the opposite end or interchangeably employed on differentcars. Stop-collars surround the fulcrum-irons 15 and cross-bar l3 andcarrybinding-screws by which they are adjustable lotigitudinally on thefulcrum arms and are adapted to abut against the hanger-bars to properlyposition the fender on the car. The particular construction of hangerand hangerbar enables the fender to be adjusted to and fitted upon carsof different widths and having platforms of different heights. Saidhangers also enable the fender to be adjusted lower or higher, asmunicipal regulations require. The fender is tripped automatically bythe object with which it comes in contact, requiring no attention on thepart of the motorman; but in case the motorman sees an object on thetrack he may by throwing the lever 54 forward drop the fender beforereaching the object. When it is not desired to further use the fender,the motorman by drawing on the chain 74 may fold the fender andtripframe upward into a substantially-vertical position and connect bothframes with the dashboard by means of the hooks or keepers 73 and 76,above referred to. When the parts are so folded, the lever-section maybe changed to the forward opening 59 of the socket-piece 58, therebylocking the operating-frame. A wheelguard may, if desired, be used inconnection with the fender above described.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described car-fender will be readilyapparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and itwill be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame mounted for movement up anddown, in com bination with a sectional operating-lever connectedthereto, one lever-section being adjustable as to its angle to the othersection, substantially as set forth.

2. A tilting fender frame mounted for movement up and down, incombination with a sectional operating-lever, an oscillatingopcrating-frame engaging the tilting fenderframe and connected to saidlever, and means for adjusting the angle of one section of the leverrelatively to the other section, substan tially as and for the purposespecified.

3. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame, in combination with anoscillating operatingframe engaging therewith, and a lever connected tosaid operating-frame, said lever comprising two sections, one sectionhaving a socket-piece with relatively-oblique openings, the othersection being interchangeably fitted in said openings, substantially asdescribed. v

4. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame, in combination with anoscillatory operatingframe engaging therewith, and a sectional operatinglever connected to the operatingframe, said lever comprising adetachable section which is adjustable as to its angle with relation tothe other section, and adapted to be moved into contact with a portionof a car for locking the operating-frame, substantially as described.

5. In a car-fender, a back frame having side bars, portions of which aredoubled or comprise parallel members spaced apart, and shoulders 22between said parallel members, in combination with a horizontal frame,and hinge-plates rigidly connected thereto and having tongues pivotallymounted between said parallel members and provided with shoulders 21which abut against the shouh ders of the back frame, substantially asdescribed.

6. In a car=fender, a back frame having side bars, portions of which aredouble or comprise parallel members spaced apart, and shoulders 22between said parallel members, in combination with a horizontal frame,and hinge-plates rigidly connected thereto and having tongues pivotallymounted between too the said parallel members and provided withshoulders 21 which abut against the shoulders of the back frame, thehinge-plates being further provided with additional shoulders 19 whichabut against corresponding shoulders on the back frame, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a car-fender, the combination with slotted hanger-bars on the car,of a detachable fender-frame having horizontal fulcrumirons ofhalf-round cross-sectional shape removably fitted in the slots of thehanger-bars, and stop-collars adjustable on the fulcrumirons,substantially as described.

8. In a car-fender, the combination with slotted hanger-bars on the car,of a detachable fender-frame having a horizontal crossbar, fulcrum-ironsof half-round cross-sectional shape secured to said bar and removablyfitted in the slots of the hanger-bars, and adj nstable stop-collarssurrounding the crossbars and fulcrum-irons, substantially as described.

9. In a car-fender, a horizontal frame comprising side bars, a frontcross-bar connecting the same, oblique braces united at one end to theside bars and connected at their opposite ends by a cross-bar secured tothe front bar, and a cross-brace connectingthe oblique braces,substantially as described.

10. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame,

an oscillatory operating-frame comprising parallel side arms and ahorizontal bar con necting said arms, a superimposed roller par.- allelto said connecting-bar, and a tailpiece on the fender-frame Workin gbetween the bar and roller, substantially as described.

11. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame, an oscillatoryoperating-frame having double side arms Which comprise parallel portionsconnected at or near their lower ends, superimposed rollers above theconnecting portions, and parallel tailpieces projecting rearwardly fromthe fender-frame and Working beneath said rollers, substantially asdescribed.

12. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame having parallel tailpieces,an oscillatory operating-frame having pendent looped side arms, androllers journaled within the looped side arms and cooperating with thetailpieces of the fender-frame, substantially as described.

13. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame, an oscillatory operatingframe engaging therewith, rigid arms on the side bars of theoperating-frame, and a trip-frame having its forward portion arranged inadvance of the fender, and its side bars pivotally attached to saidrigid arms on the operating-frame, substantially as described.

14. In a car-fender, a tilting fender-frame, an oscillatoryoperating-frame engaging the same, rigid arms on the side bars of theoperating-frame, a trip-frame having its forward portion arranged inadvance of the fender, and its side bars pivotally attached to saidrigid arms, and rests on the side arms of the trip-frame slidable uponthe side bars of the fender-frame, substantially as described.

15. In a car-fender, the combination with a hanger having vertical rowsof perforations, of a slotted hanger-bar adjustable up and down thereon,and also adjustable as to its angle, substantially as described.

16. In a car-fender, a hanger attached to the car, and having parallelpendent arms,

described.

17. In a car-fender, a hanger attached to p the car, and comprisingpendent parallel arms, in combination With a hanger-bar adjustablyconnected for movementup and down on said arms, the said bar beingprovided with an enlarged central portion between the hanger-arms, andprovided in said portion with a plurality of openings, substantially asand for the purpose specified. v V

18. In a car-fender, a hanger attached to the car and having pendentparallel'arms, in combination with a hanger-bar adj ustably secured tosaid arms and adjustable up and down thereon, the hanger-bar comprisinga hinged terminal section, forming a support for the fender,substantially as and for the purpose described.

19. In a car-fender, a hanger attached to the car and having pendentparallel portions, in combination with a hanger-bar adjustable up anddown on said arms, and having a hinged terminal portion slotted toreceive the fulcrum-bar of the fender, and a retaininghook adjacent tothe slot in said bar for engaging the fulcrum-bar of the fender,substantially as described.

20. In a car-fender, a hanger attached to the car and comprising pendentparallel portions, a hanger-bar movable up and down thereon, the saidbar comprising a hinged terminal portion having an angular extensionprovided with openings for the fulcrum-bar of the fender, and a devicecarried by said eX- tension for closing the entrance to said openings,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EARL SHERIVOOD.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. SIGGERs, NELLIE VAN METRE.

